A truly fast short telephoto prime designed for Sony A mount cameras, the Mitakon Zhongyi 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Sony Afrom Mitakon Zhongyi 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Sony Apairs the bright maximum aperture with a portrait-length perspective for extensive focus control and enhanced low-light shooting. The optical design incorporates two extra-low dispersion elements with four high refractive index elements to reduce chromatic aberrations and distortions in order to achieve notable sharpness, even at wide apertures. Additionally, the lens features a manual focus design with a floating elements system, along with a de-clicked, silent aperture ring to benefit both still and video applications. Ideally suited for portraiture applications, the refined optical design, fast maximum aperture, and longer-than-normal perspective help to isolate subject matter and deliver a high degree of sharpness and clarity.

Sony A Mount/Full-Frame Format    Aperture Range: f/1.2 to f/16    Two Extra-Low Dispersion Elements    Four High Refractive Index Elements    Manual Focus, Floating Elements Design    De-Clicked Aperture Ring    Rounded 11-Blade Diaphragm    Metal Lens Barrel and Mount

Portrait-length 85mm prime is compatible with full-frame Sony A mount cameras, and can also be used with APS-C-sized sensors where it will provide a 127.5mm equivalent focal length.

Fast f/1.2 maximum aperture benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and also enables extensive control over your focus position to benefit the use of selective focus and shallow depth of field techniques.

Two extra-low dispersion elements and four high refractive index elements help to reduce chromatic aberrations and distortions throughout the aperture range for greater sharpness, clarity, and color accuracy.

Manual focus design utilizes a floating elements system to permit focusing on subjects as close as 3.3' away.

De-clicked, stepless aperture ring permits smooth, silent aperture adjustment to benefit video applications.

An 11-blade rounded diaphragm contributes a pleasing out-of-focus quality when working with selective focus techniques.

All-metal lens barrel features printed depth of field and focus scales. Additionally, a metal lens mount also offers increased durability between the lens and camera.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. I see the lens has electrical contacts on the mount. Can I assume focal length and aperture data are communicated to the camera body?

A: Unfortunately Mitakon lenses do not support EXIF data.

Q: 2. Is this a lens that would work on Nikon D3400?

A: Yes, this will mount onto your camera.

Q: 3. I have an older Nikon D40 will this lens work with it?

A: This will work with a Nikon D40.

Q: 4. Does this focus the Canon/Zeiss direction or the Pentax/Nikon direction? Photos show it focusing and f-stopping backwards to all my other Nikon lenses.

A: The focus ring on the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Nikon F focuses counter clockwise or in other words, normal like Canon and all other camera brands.

Q: 5. I have a nikon d3000. Is it safe to assume that this will only work in manual mode for my camera?

A: Correct. You won't have exposure metering either so be prepared to meter separately or go through a very tedious sequence of trial and error exposure adjustments.

Q: 6. Is the minimum focus 80cm as stated? Every Nikon mount version Ive seen has been 1m.

A: According to the manufacturers website, Mitakon Zhongyi lists the minimum focus distance of the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Nikon F as 1 meter (3 feet). Our website lists it as 2.62' (80 cm). This appears to be an error on our website and should be corrected shortly.

Q: 7. where is this lens manufactured?

A: According to the information we have, our current inventory's Country of Origin is China. Please be aware this can change over the product's production life without notice.

Q: 8. If I use this on an A7Rii and use Metabones Adapter Ultra ii 0.71x, is it still going to be fullframe? Do I need to crop it?

A: The lens and camera are both full-frame, but the Metabones 0.71x adapter does make the lens perform 29% wider than normal, so it would actually be a 60mm equivalent.

Q: 9. Can i double check is this for sony A mount? for Sony A99 use ?

A: As the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Sony A is designed for usage on the Sony Alpha/Minolta MAXXUM lens mount, the lens would be compatible for use on the Sony Alpha a99 DSLR Camera.

Q: 10. Is the focus and aperture ring geared or fly-by-wire?

A: This is a manual focus only lens. There is no AF or focus by wire.